![]() ![]() "Flybe has provided critical connectivity for many locations throughout the country especially where there is currently no realistic transport alternative other than flying. "That said, this is now the fourth UK airline to go out of business in two years - the Government is right to say aviation is a commercial proposition and the market should win out - but they are not using the policy levers at their disposal to help the sector. ![]() Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK registered airlines, said: "Flybe's problems were known to many, and the sector as a whole is going through an incredibly tough period with the coronavirus hitting bookings and dampening demand, and this is being felt across the board. For central government not to support and nurture this, especially as we deal with the twin uncertainties of the Covid-19 virus and the changes that will come with Brexit, is unhelpful and irresponsible. "The UK economy is highly dependent on a viable and supported regional airline and airport network. While other European countries are able to introduce measures to keep airlines flying when they enter administration, the UK remains unable or unwilling to do so. "It is simply outrageous that the government has not learned the lessons following the collapse of both Monarch and Thomas Cook that the much promised airline insolvency review has still not materialised. “That North Korea continues to launch missiles is extremely regrettable,” he told reporters.Unite national officer Oliver Richardson said: "Unite members and the entire staff at Flybe, will be feeling angry and confused about how and why the airline has been allowed to collapse. WEST COAST FLIGHTS GROUNDED HOW TOJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida noted the UN had just finished holding discussions on how to respond to last week’s launch. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it appeared “more advanced than the missile North Korea fired on Jan. Like last Wednesday’s test, it was appeared to be fired from a site in Jagang Province toward the ocean off its east coast. Monday’s launch came six days after North Korea fired a missile into the sea in what it described as a successful test of a hypersonic missile. Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The FAA confirmed the “ground stop” was ordered around 5:30 p.m. ![]() Still, it “highlights the destabilizing impact of North Korea’s illicit weapons program,” the command said. The US military’s Indopacific Command said the launch did not pose an “immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies.” The administration insisted it “regularly takes precautionary measures” and will review the latest one. “Full operations resumed in less than 15 minutes,” the rep said. “As a matter of precaution, the FAA temporarily paused departures at some airports along the West Coast on Monday,” a spokesperson confirmed. Airports along the West Coast temporarily shuttered after North Korea test-fired a missile more than 435 miles into the country’s eastern sea. ET Monday, which in Korea was the early hours of Tuesday. The FAA on Tuesday confirmed the “ground stop” was ordered around 5:30 p.m. Radio transmissions from numerous air traffic control commands caught vague details being given to pilots, with one shared by NBC News showing the warning that there was a “national security threat.”Īnother air traffic controller in San Diego suggested that it affected “everybody nationwide,” according to the clip played by NBC News. News of the launch immediately sparked FAA orders for a ground stop at airports across the West Coast, which is closest to North Korea. It appeared to be even more advanced than a “hypersonic” one the north launched less than a week ago, sparking international condemnation and a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The missile was estimated to travel more than 435 miles into the Hermit Kingdom’s eastern sea, reaching a maximum altitude of nearly 40 miles at up to 10 times the speed of sound, according to South Korea’s military. The Federal Aviation Authority confirmed Tuesday that it temporarily grounded flights across parts of the West Coast after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile. North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan, where residents warned to take cover ![]() South Korea, US conduct missile drill after North missile test US aircraft carrier in Sea of Japan after North Korean missile launch North Korea fires two ballistic missiles toward sea days after launching over Japan ![]()
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